Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-23
Tur p1cpMoND TCH~sUNDAY, OCTOBER 90 1887.
!. Ono morning a train from one Of

welcomed plan to move into one OF
the pretty New Jersey hamlets. Then
he cast about for O place in Brooklyn:
II is favorable point of residence, aud
near TO the centres OF bust
ness in New York, but one trip over
the bridge during the busy hours con-
yinced him that no man who had an
adherence of crowding could live in
Brooklyn and be entirely at peace with
the world. There is probably no out
let from New York where you are as
jostled by your fellow-men
as in going between New York and
brooklyn. A large proportion OF the
journalists Of moderate means live 10
Brooklyn, and when once you are
there 1t is a pleasant place.
SOME EXPERIENCES.
The householder finally selected a
modest fat in that haven OF all eco
nomical persons of pronounced taste
and rather limited means-namely.
Harlem. The crowds that surge ont
toward that living resort are big enough
10 make seat in gu elevated train an
almost unobtainable luxury during the
evening and morning hours, but the
householder, as a last desperate resort,
fixed upon Harlem. He was first
asked: "Have you any children ="
Being able to answer that in the mega
tive, he was questioned by the sus-
picious owner of fiat as to whether or
not he owneda dog. He guilty answer
ed in the affirmative, and was told that
no dog.owner could have quarters in
the building. He sent his dog away,
rented n fiat, and contracted for the
removal of his household goods. In
fit of economy he hired cheap eX-
pressman to remove his trunks. One
of them contained all the money he
had in the world Twelve hours
elapsed and no trunks appeared. When
the would-be householder went to look
for them, the expressman had closed
his place and no trace of the missing
baggage could be found. After pain
full suspense of forty-eight hours the
trunks turned up, one OF them being in
a sadly wrecked condition. There was
no gas in the fiat, and the Harlemite
set out to find the Office Of the
company controlling the light IN
the domicile. He found it, and
was rather CURLY told that he
must deposit s. before any move to give
him light would be made. He put up
the required amount, and then made
bold to ask when the company would
be so kind as to give him gas. 1t was
discovered that there was no meter IN
the apartments, and the presiding
genius at the gas Office calmly said
that it would be mt least a week before
it would be possible to turn on the gas.
The house hunter, who had stood in
line and waited a weary hour for the
privilege Of getting this discouraging
information, went to his barracks IN n
state of great gloom and Illuminated
them with candles set up in paste-board
boxes. 1t was gloomy and grewsome
experience. At last the gas was turned
on and the person Of the premises
sent to q western city for the remainder
Of bis household effects. They came
with great promptness aud with equal
Tunctuality were delivered at the en-
trance to the wrong building. 4 porter
who bad the independent air 50 notice
able in great eastern cities agreed to
tote the goods to their destination
for about what they were worth, and
tEey were "toted." When they had
been all put in place and had been
firmly attached to their mOorings, the
head Of the ALLEGED house found, all too
late, that the occupants Of the flat be
low lin cooked cabbage every evening
for dinner, and that his neighbors on
the upper fiat had children who squall-
ed all night. TO one who has enjoyed
the fresh, free air of the boundless West
it appears for the time that New Workers
Of moderate means don't live, they
merely stay.
THE IMPORTATION OF PULPIT ELoQUENcE.
The droll attempt to apply the law
prohibiting the "importationo OF foreign
contract labor" to the case Of an Epis-
copal clergyman brought from England
under contract to fill the place of rector
Of the Church of the Holy Trinity re-
minds me of a curious change that has
taken place in New York since the close
Of the war. One cannot help being
astonished at the number of leading
clergymen in the city who have been
brought over here from abroad
to fill the pulpits of our fashion
able churches. Take few facts.
In my boyhood the leading clergyman
of the Episcopal denomination here
was the Rev. DIR. Tying, an American
by birth but now that place is held by
an Englishman Of recent immigration.
The leading clergyman of the Presby-
terrain denomination was the Rev. DIR.
Spring, American 10y birth but now
that place is held by the Rev. John
Hall, Belfast Irishman, discovered by
Robert Bonner The leading clergy
man Of the Congregational denomina-
ton was the Rev. Dr. Joseph Thomp-
son, an American by birth ; but now
the place is held by the Rev. DR.. lay
lor, Scotchman,, brought here as Mr..
Thompson's successor in the Taber-
nacle. The leading clergyman OF the
Unitarian Church was the Rev. DIR.
Bellows, a born American but now
that place is held by the Rev. Robert
Collyer, an Englishman who came
over here some years ago. The
leading clergymen of the Dutch Re-
formed Church was the Rev. DR.. Yer
milyea. of old American stock, but now
the place ia held by the Rev. DR.. Or
mission, Il large-headed Scotchman, who
came to this country "under contract. "
The leading clergyman of the Beecher-
tie faith was its renowned founder,
Henry Ward Beecher, but now
even Plymouth church has been
desirous OF securing the services
Of the Rev. DR.. Parker, of Eng
land, as Mr.. Beecher's successor. If we
90 down from such famous men as those
Just named to the lesser lights OF the
New York pulpits we find the change in
the same direction TO be still more re-
markable. Almost every year clergy
men are brought over from the British
Isles for some of our churches.
Why this dearth of acceptable cler-
gymen Of American birth in these days
when they used to be so abundant in
other times There is no such scarcity
of ability and eloquence in politics OF
the law as to compel us to import @
supply from abroad why should there
be scarcity Of talent in the pulpit ? We
have plenty OF theological schools fol
training clergymen OF all denomina
tions, and several thousands of young